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Frankenstein (1931) art Károly Grósz

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Alexander Roslin (detail)

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Never was there a tale of more woe than that of Juliet and her Romeo

Never was there a tale of more strife than that of Macbeth and his stabby knife

Never was there a tale of more sad than that of Hamlet and his spooky dad

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I don't know if I have any followers on here who are in the Western North Carolina area, but if you're in there or know somebody who's in or around there who may be looking for news but has poor or limited Internet access due to Helene knocking everything out, Blue Ridge Public Radio offers a text-only version of live updates from their site, which will load much faster and easier on a poor connection!

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Hurricane Helene Relief Funds

Brother Wolf Animal Rescue operates out of Asheville, which has been hit aggressively by storm and flood damage

The Asheville Survival Program is reaching out. They appear to actually be the ones who use the Cashapp $Streets1de, and they just got put with Appalachian Med for convenience.

Beloved Asheville is reaching out. www.PayPal.me/belovedasheville and venmo.com/beloved-asheville

Homeward Bound helps the homeless in the Asheville/Buncombe area

Theres a fund for smaller rural communities around Asheville. It's close to its goal, but I really wish they'd set it higher considering what people are gonna need. Someone make sure they surpass it!

Charlotte NC is reaching out. Charlotte Mutual Aid: Helene Disaster Relief. CashApp: MutualAid704. Venmo: MutualAid704. Open Collective: Helene.cltfnb.com

Olive Branch Ministry is reaching out from West NC

Josh Griffith is fundraising for his efforts to deliver food in WNC

Breathitt County in Kentucky is fundraising to help NC through the Rousseau Volunteer Fire Department, as well as asking for physical supply donations. Their paypal is jrousseauvfd, put "for NC flood". Jaxon Flower shop in Jackson KY will also take physical donations. They aren't looking for clothes, moreso cleaning supplies and other items.

North Durham Mutual Aid is reaching out.

Eastern Kentucky Mutual Aid is also reaching out for funds. There looks like there might be two orgs with similar names, but if so both are helping. There's PayPal.me/ekymutualaid, Venmo - @ekymutualaid, or Cashapp - $ekymutualaid. There's also a Facebook group where individuals are posting requests for aid.

There's a fund for relief in Erwin, Tennessee

Helbender Harm Reduction is collecting physical supplies in Knoxville alongside First Aid Collective Knoxille, whose Cashapp/Venmo is: $firstaidcollectknox. If you're nearby they're looking for clothes, blankets, shelf stable food, rain gear, flashlights, and batteries, which is what most other groups asking for supplies are looking at too.

The TriCities Mutual Aid group is mostly asking for volunteers and supplies in the Tennessee/Virginia area. However, they may shift to donations, and you can reach out to them to see if they would be welcome either way.

Food Not Bombs Tallahassee has a cashapp: $fnbtally2022. They and Mutual Aid Athens are also boosting any community calls for funds, labor, or supplies in various states on their Instagram pages

Taylor County FL is reaching out. Paypal: Mskatonic138@gmail.com and Venmo @Mskatonic138

The Footprint project's Florida team is asking for people to support their response by texting HELENE to 44-321

Since I don't know if the post I made late last night will get traction I'll reiterate that Mutual Aid Disaster Relief is a trusted org. You can send funds at the linked site, or via Paypal: MutualAidDisasterRelief@gmail.com Or Venmo: @MutualAidDisasterRelief

Appalachian Med is another trusted org I shared last night. They have Venmo: @AppMedSolid. Put Flood Support in the description

Animal Disaster Relief Coalition is helping people make sure their animals are fed.

A list of Mutual Aid groups can be found here

A friend of mine, Vyn, is asking for help since he'll be out of power for around a week in Southeast GA

Other physical supplies people will be looking for in flood impacted areas include:

bottled water, potentially water filters

personal hygiene items: wipes, camping showers, tampons/pads/other menstrual products, handsanitizer, mosquito spray, laundry detergent, washboards, toilet paper, diapers, and especially any products safe for sensitive skin

medications- ibuprofen, monistat and other meds for yeast infections, cold and cough meds, any diabetic meds that can be safely shared, etc

individually wrapped low or no prep food items, baby formula, and Gatorade

duffel bags, backpacks, heavy duty storage totes and trash bags, 5 gallon buckets, coolers

Fans, dehumidifiers, moisture sensors, generators, gas and gas cans, solar charging items and battery banks, first aid kits

chainsaws, crowbars, hammers, air filters, respirators, 2×4 planks, bleach, roofing nails, heavy duty gloves, and potentially waders.

and board games or other non electric activities for children

Double check if you can before you donate these items to make sure whatever local drive you're headed to wants them and can distribute the more specialized ones where they're needed

And please! Add any funds you know of, especially for South Carolina and North Georgia since I wasn't seeing many funds for those areas! I know South Carolina is in desperate need and there's definitely parts of North Georgia in need too. Atlanta saw some bad flooding so keep an eye for them too!

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vetted organizations / funds to donate to in appalachia for hurricane relief

beloved asheville

wnc rural organizing & resilience (ROAR)

pansy collective

appalachian medical solidarity/asheville survival program

first aid collective knoxville

marshall, nc refugees mutual aid fund

rural barnardsville, nc supply fund

please boost if you cannot contribute—the destruction in appalachia is devastating and our infrastructure was not equipped to handle this kind of disaster.

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Jules Verne’s salon aboard the Nautilus. “20,000 Leagues Beneath the Sea”. Disney 1954.

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CEMETERY MAN (1994).

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House of Usher (1960)

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Gothic (Ken Russell, 1986)

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Jeptha Homer Wade - Nathaniel Olds (1837)

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List of Vetted Palestinian Campaigns 🍉

Remaking this post to better organize it. Let me know if there are any mistakes in vetting (I vet via checking if a post is shared by other Palestinians) or formatting errors, and please help share around if you can't donate!

Additionally, if you know anyone who has had their account deleted, please let me know so I can link their new one(s)!

Vetted Fundraiser Sheet

Last updated: (16 Aug 2024)

Format: @ w/Post to share 🔗 // Goal w/ campaign to dono 🔗 (GFM unless noted otherwise)

@esraayyad18 // (€8,183 of €45,000) also (?) @samaayyad15 @ashraf-family2 (account deleted) // (€17,755 of €20,000) @mohammednasers-blog // (€1,413 of €38,000) @hayanahed // (€72,602 of €100,000) @mahmoudkhalafff // (€22,555 of €30,000)

@save-hijazi-family2 // (€11,045 of €20,000) also @save-family @noorabd1992 // ($7,565 of $45,000) @mohiy-gaza // ($15,175 of $31,000) @amlanqar // (€7,139 of €50,000) @abedallhferwanagaza // (€1,974 of €35,000)

@gazaway13 // (€13,497 of €40,000) @mahmoud1995 // ($10,206 of $50,000) @abuadamfamily // (€55,892 of €58,000) @sameer-24 // ($964 of $50,000) also @sameer-17 @monashamali // (£13,273 of £30,000)

@hadeelmekki // (€12,518 of €35,000) @yousefjehad3 // ($3,080 of $15,000) @ahmad-syam-blog // ($1,179 CAD of $40,000) @abdallahblog0 // ($909 of $30,000) (GGF/PP) @aseelo680 // ($10,290 of $20,000)

@fatma93-gaza (account deleted) // (€4,846 of €20,000) @odayalanqar-2002 // (€2,152 of €50,000) @azaxa (account deleted) // (€33,348 of €45,000) also (?) @lina-gaza @maria-abood2 // ($2,126 of $40,000) @saveyouseffamily // (€2,350 of €20,000)

@salahaldinahhorsblog // (€5,087 of €40,000) @frhatfamily // ($4,024 of $29,500) also @drfarhatblog @lina-gaza // (€33,348 of €45,000) @sanaa20-24 (account deleted) // (€1,050 of €50,000) (vetting uncertain) @ahmeadhilles // (€6,032 of €80,000)

@hanaa-yousef // (£9,852 of £20,000) @eslamfamily // ($965 of $50,000) @emanfamily81 // (€4,627 of €38,000) @ghaziyounes1967 // ($3,522 of $50,000) @ayaalanqarsblog // (€8,638 of €15,000)

@ayoosh-gaza // ($1,254 of $20,000)

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The problem with people my age faking that they don't have a Facebook is that when you ACTUALLY delete it, nobody believes you. Like, I haven't interacted with Facebook since... ? I think I finally deleted it in 2019.

Everyone talks over me about it like somehow I've spent 5 years on a lurk page ludicrously rubbing my hands together from a catfish account to lurk them AND I KNOW that's what they do but I'm horrified by that.

That's a lot of effort, fake followers, fake profiles, it's almost impressive. I have other hobbies that demand my time. Naps to have. Snacks to eat. So busy.

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whenever i see the moon it’s like ok i want six blurry pictures of that on my phone so bad

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today's vetted campaigns. please continue to donate if you have the means and share as widely as you can regardless. the individuals on here go through so much every day just to communicate their stories to us - let's uphold that trust by showing them as much support as we can.

july 15th:

Hadeel Mikki (pregnant and needs perinatal care), her husband Waseem, their two young daughters, and Hadeel's mother and two brothers (they are the only survivors of her family) (€5,091/€35,000) - @hadeelmekki, verified by @/90-ghost

Aspiring doctor Malak Dader, her six siblings (they've already lost her teenage brother, and two of her younger brothers need medical treatment), and her parents (one injured, one sick with hepatitis) (€110/€25,000) - @malakabed, verified by @/90-ghost

Mohammed Al-Habil (needs urgent surgery after being shot in the leg), his five siblings (one of whom is immune-compromised and has congenital heart disease), their mother, and his widowed sister-in-law ($5,713 CAD/$70,000 CAD) - @mohammedalhabil2000, verified by @/90-ghost

Hanaa Jad Al-Haq, her husband Muhammad Hammad, and their little son Yousef (£2,675/£20,000) - @henomohammed, @hanaajad123, #246 on @/nabulsi and @/el-shab-hussein's spreadsheet

Salam, her husband Mohammad, and their two little children (€17,365/€40,000) - @save-salam-family, verified by @/90-ghost

Aya Maher, her three younger siblings (two under 18), and their mother (€4,920/€25,000) - @ayamaher444, #216 on @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi's spreadsheet

The AlBalawi family of ten, including several children and two chronically ill members who need treatment (€24,200/€50,000) - @bisanalbalawi18, @elbalawi, @yasminalbalawiigaza, verified by @/90-ghost

The Ayyad family of eight, four of whom are children ($24,842/$35,000) - @aymanayyad82, @mayadayyad81, @aymanayyad1, verified by @/nabulsi

Munna Tashmali and her five children (this is the third time they've lost their home) (£3,269/£30,000) - @monashamali, verified by @/nabulsi

Maha Ibrahim, her husband Ahmed Al-Habil, and their two young children, one who is immune-compromised, and the children's sick grandfather (kr34,626 NOK/kr1,067,200 NOK) - @mahaibrahim12, @ahmedkhabil, #79 on butterfly effect project's spreadsheet

Ahmed Baalousha, his wife Islam, their three children (one a newborn), and Ahmed's parents and sister (€15,802/€50,000) - @5735765, @mahmoudbalousha4, #124 on @/nabulsi and @/el-shab-hussein's spreadsheet

Mohammed Al Manasra (needs treatment for chronic respiratory illness and a leg injury), his wife (also sick, needs chemotherapy), their three little children, and their cat (the family has already lost many extended members) (€26,790/€40,000) - @save-mohamed-family, #192 on @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi's spreadsheet

Hanaa Al-Lulu (needs treatment for a painful foot growth) and her family (€2,628/€40,000) - @enghanalulu, verified by @/90-ghost

Mohammed Hijazi and his elderly parents, including his severely injured father (€2,106/€20,000) - @savemohammedfamily, verified by @/90-ghost

Maysaa Balousha (suffers from pulmonary fibrosis and is deteriorating without treatment), her husband Muhammad, and their four children ($118/$60,000) - @tamer200333, extended family of Mahmoud Balousha (#124 on @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi's spreadsheet)

Mahmoud Saleh and his family (they've already lost several members, including Mahmoud's father and niece) (€5,265/€20,000) - @mide404, verified by @/nabulsi

Helping Siraj Abudayeh, his wife, and their three young children rebuild their destroyed home ($6,449 CAD/$82,000 CAD) - @siraj2024, #219 on @/nabulsi and @/el-shab-hussein's spreadsheet

Eman, Ahmad, and their two little children (€1,653/€15,000) - @zain-leen1993, @leen-gaza, verified by @/90-ghost

not yet vetted:

Mohammad Taysir, his wife Basma, and their two little children (€0/€50,000) - @yazanfamily

Mahmoud Alkhaldi and his family of five, including his little nephew ($235/$50,000) - @mahmoudalkhaldi

Shimaa, her little daughter Juri, and several members of her husbands family (€331/€50,000) - @shimaashaban22

your help, even if it seems insignificant to you, can bring life and hope to so many people. now is not the time to give in to despair or allow apathy to stifle our actions. here is something you can do. don't pass it by.